The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-04-01

Miss Mabel Clark has accepted OK
sition as clerk In the post office and D,
gan her apprenticeship yestertlaymorr
ing. Mr. Campbell resignes in orde
to give his entire attention TO the Law
The Misses Brown have receives
their spring stock of millinaiy good.
and invite the ladies OF lola aud vaciI
ity to call and examine them. Tbei
stOckssis well assorted and Of the lates
styles.
| The Southern Kansas Railway Com
pany has disposed of all of its unsol,
land to a Topeka party and they ar
now for sale by Walker d Holzapfe
Of Colony Kansas who have EXCLUSIVE
charge of these lands.
Gentlemen wishing spring or sum
mer suits should not fail to call OF
George Davies, the tailor, and exam
inc his samples. The spring suitingl
are very handsome, and Mr. Davies
says they sre cheaper than ever before
ers in getting possession OF lands, owing to tn,
fact that the Leagueps put q man In as fast 4.
the sheriff puts him out Of possession. Inter
state.
And it Is just such conduct that the
Inter- State has been aiding and insti'
eating the past four years.
H. L. Henderson has rented the Bar.
tells room now occupied by the Alien
County Democrat, and will move his
real estate Office into it next week. The
Democrat will he moved into the old
C0urdnt office, over Welch's store on
the west side of the square.
Mayor Cowan informs US that in Or
der that there may be no possible Ques-
ton of the legality of the election of
city officers next Monday, separate bal
lot box will be provided for the lady
voters. Both boxes will be in the care
of the one board of supervisors.
The Interstate appeals to the peo-
pie Of Humboldt to talk up electric
lights, water works, street cars and
railroads for that city! This paragraph
takes the Interstate with one tremend-
Gus leap, into the very front rank of
the humorous papers Of the day.
Several changes have been made in
the Southern Kansas time card this
week, as the result of q shortening of
the schedule time between here an d
Kansas City, and the putting on Of a
passenger train. The new
adds much to the conven.
fence of the travelling public.
1t has been found impossible to occu-
py the Probate Judges office while
the repairs on the court house are in
progress, and until they are completed
Miss Chamberlain will occupy the
attorneys rooms on the west
side of the square, and Judge Arnold
will office with II. l.. Henderson in the
Bartels building.
BY request Of State Superintendent
the w. G. T. U, Of lola, will observe
! prayer service on Thursday April 2,
which will be held in the Presbyterian
,hurch beginning at 2:2O p. m. Sub
ect, Sabbath Observance" Every
body invited. The pastors Of the diff
erent churches are requested to take
notice and make this announcement on
Sabbeth.
THE REGISTER earnestly hopes that
III the ladies of the city who are legal
y qualified electors will go to the polls
lext Monday and vote. The munich.
BAL suffrage law is an experiment. I'll
{ proves a success it will be followed |
~ a law extending the suffrage to all |
he officers of the State. Whether it is
! success or not depends on the ladies |
themselves.
S. A. Dudley, of Humboldt, was ar
ested and taken before United States |
Wilson yesterday for
hearing on the charge of
making and presenting fraudu-
ent writing concerning pension
lain. with a voucher for a pension
heck to the office of the commissioner
f pensions. F. G. Lang of Humboldt,
vas also arrested on a like charge.
soth cases were continued until Fri
ay, in order to allow the defendants
0 secure council to represent them.
Topeka Capital. V
At citizens meeting held Tuesday
vening at the residence of Mr.. Geo.
)avies, the following city ticket was
ominated: For Mayor, W. A. Cowan;
II councilman at large, E. J. Thayer;
,r councilmen. NJ. q. Robinson, A.
V. Beck, d. Ewart and NJ. w. Field.
70 nomination was made for police
ldge. The gentlemen named are all
God men. 1t is entirely probable
owever. that the peoples Ticket"
3 the Judgment of a publicly an
ounced and largely attended caucus,
ill be elected throughout.
Mr. Knapp hands us a late copy of
ne Findly CO., Courier, in which we
I'd number of interesting items con-
erning the natural gas which has been
iscovered there in such large quanti-
es. Perhaps the most remarkable is
ne stating that the Natural Gas Com
any now furnishes fuel for a heating
,ove for 81. O5 a year, and for a cook
.ove for 81 80 year. Just think of it!
md while you are thinking of it re-
lember that there is no reason why
ola cannot have just as cheap fuel.
is only question of getting enough
oles in the ground.
Mr.. E. L. Marsh has sold his interest
/ the grocery and drug business to B.
[. Ausherman and w. H. Norris, the
anne of the new firm being COwan,
fisherman & Norris. AS Mr.. COwan
ill he obliged 20 give almost his en-
re attention to the Carriage Works
nd other outside interests, the prac-
cal management of the store will be ,
/ the hands of the junior partners,
Id as both of them have a wide I
they will no doubt hold
leir share of the trade. Mr.. Marsh
as made no definite arrangements as .
ct for the future, but will probably
lgage in business again soon.
At the meeting of the City Council
st Monday evening the special cleo
on on the proposition to issue city |
)nds i'm payment of stock in the lola .